The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-21
Mr. Smith Is engaged now in modelling

al MI. olultu 80 clBuReAl INV IA iAOuCuilb
pancls-Spring, Summer, Autumn and Win.
iet-for : All elegant ;Fifth,ayenuo man
sion, and has also a Eno group--a Flying Da.
chante, and ~ magnificent bronze vase on
exhibition j the first at tho Academy, the
second at the Metropolitan Museum Art.
K The spring shows Sare thoA places that
afford the best opportunity for seeing spring
toilets, and Of all OF them tho dog show Is
tho finest in this respect; dirty, ill.smclling,
filled with q yelping crowd Of ours Of every
degree, the most elegant women In New
York move about among them, fondling,
,carcssing, taking their heads into their
silkcn caps, and apparently fearing nothing
from contact. There arc charming costumes
In gray, embroidered with oxidizcd silver,
In hcliotrope silk and velvet, In soft shades
Of brown, with ycllow.wash leather vests or
vests Of canury-colorcd Canton Grape, and,
with them all, immense hats, decorated with
ribbon aud flowers. At night tho mon
como In evening dress, with blossoms In
their buttonholes and light spring oycrcoats
thrown over their arms, and tho spectacle Is
really brilliant. .r.f5zi,8
Avery funny story Is told npropos OF q
wedding which took place this week, Z and
which, It Is asserted, Is strictly trae.d Some
months ago young gentleman was casting
about for wclding.gift to bcstow on a lady
OF his acquaintance. lie had just como Into
possession Of a minor habcrdashcry. shop,
or what Is called adry goods store which his
mother, who is q, widow Of means, had
bought out for him. Ho Is q nice young;
fellow-not exactly college } bred-always
preferred business, but fairly educated,
gentlcmanly.looking, q pattern boy to his
mother md very proud Of hisncw proprietor
ship. While trying odecide thcyexcdgucs.
, ton Of the wcdding,sift his eye was struck
by the. appearance, en- massc, of a case
newly arrived, Of Colgate's sachet powders,
soaps and perfumcrics. Everybody knows
how pretty and attractive these things ure In
their dainty boxes, hid with delicate ribbons
and breathing the fragrance Of NIL the flow.
ers that were ever gathered on tho shores Of
Araby the blcst. Happy thought He had
seen tho lady make purchases at that very
counter. Ilo would send her q complete
supply Of Cashmere Bouquet and tho rest
OF II for wedding present. No sooner
thought than done, and tho package was
sent; the thing was of his mind and he rather
felt he had done It handsomely. But his
satisfaction was Of short duration. Tho next
day the package was returned to him with q
curt little note: "Aliss Blank had not pur.
chased any Of tho recently received contents
OF his shop and therefore returned them,
rrcsuming there had been some mistake"
The poor fellow was stunned. I Had he com.
mitted an GORGEOUS blundcr, social crime 2
lie determined TO consult some one about It.
His mother, he felt, might be partial-pcr.
. hnps not even up to tho etiquette Of this
sort of thing.but he knew one young lady
tho SWEETEST girl of his acquaintance, too
who could, he thought, give an opinion and
keep the secret rs well. He called one even
ing and told her the whole story. "Was 1t q
very bad thing to do, Miss D. p he asked
eagerly; " wouldn't like to be considered a
cad; l didn't mean harm" Nor was there
any in what you did, Mr.. u" declared his
oracle, laughingly; "people receive all sorts
I Of wedding presents; 1,only hope somebody
will send me supply Of that lovelyl-Mr.
L.. what are you doing2" miss D., won't
you let me supply you always2" Tho young
fellow was on his knees, ut least so they say,
and that was how, the marriage came about,
which took place last Thursday, to DO fol-
lowed by departure tomorrow, for Europe
where the happy bridegroom will unite bust.
ness with pleasure. JENNY. JUNE.